| hearted | 1. Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the seat of the affections, disposition, or character). 2. Shaped like a heart; cordate. 3. Seated or laid up in the heart. "I hate the Moor: my cause is hearted." (Shak) This word is chiefly used in composition; as, hard-hearted, faint-hearted, kind-hearted, lion-hearted, stout-hearted, etc. Hence the nouns hard-heartedness, faint-heartedness, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| heartedness | Earnestness; sincerity; heartiness. See also the Note under Hearted. The analysis of the compounds gives hard-hearted + -ness, rather than hard + heartedness, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| black-hearted | Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| broken-hearted | Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. "She left her husband almost broken-hearted." (Macaulay) Synonym: Disconsolable, heart-broken, inconsolable, comfortless, woe-begone, forlorn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gentle-hearted | Having a kind or gentle disposition. Gen"tle-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| great-hearted | 1. High-spirited; fearless. 2. Generous; magnanimous; noble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| right-hearted | Having a right heart or disposition. Right"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| warm-hearted | Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic. Warm"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pigeon-hearted | Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| weak-hearted | Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted. "Weak-hearted enemies." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plain-hearted | Frank; sincere; artless. Plain"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wise-hearted | Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| half-hearted | 1. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind. 2. Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm. (H. James) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hard-hearted | Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless. Hard"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hare-hearted | Timorous; timid; easily frightened. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hen-hearted | Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| high-hearted | Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled. High"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |